diff --git a/server/const.go b/server/const.go
index 7ea17f2e..1993f102 100644
--- a/server/const.go
+++ b/server/const.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 
 const (
 	// VERSION is the current version for the server.
-	VERSION = "2.2.0-RC.7"
+	VERSION = "2.2.0-RC.7.1"
 
 	// PROTO is the currently supported protocol.
 	// 0 was the original
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster.go b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
index 61107fb8..23797fe8 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
@@ -3957,19 +3957,21 @@ func (mset *stream) processClusteredInboundMsg(subject, reply string, hdr, msg [
 	}
 
 	// Proceed with proposing this message.
-	mset.mu.Lock()
 
 	// We only use mset.clseq for clustering and in case we run ahead of actual commits.
 	// Check if we need to set initial value here
+	mset.clMu.Lock()
 	if mset.clseq == 0 {
+		mset.mu.RLock()
 		mset.clseq = mset.lseq
+		mset.mu.RUnlock()
 	}
 	esm := encodeStreamMsg(subject, reply, hdr, msg, mset.clseq, time.Now().UnixNano())
 	mset.clseq++
-
 	// Do proposal.
-	mset.mu.Unlock()
 	err := mset.node.Propose(esm)
+	mset.clMu.Unlock()
+
 	if err != nil {
 		mset.mu.Lock()
 		mset.clseq--
diff --git a/server/raft.go b/server/raft.go
index 32f26ed8..e7ae18f3 100644
--- a/server/raft.go
+++ b/server/raft.go
@@ -1950,8 +1950,11 @@ func (n *raft) applyCommit(index uint64) error {
 		}
 		// For entering and exiting the system, proposals and apply we
 		// will block.
+		closed := n.state == Closed
 		n.Unlock()
-		n.applyc <- &CommittedEntry{index, committed}
+		if !closed {
+			n.applyc <- &CommittedEntry{index, committed}
+		}
 		n.Lock()
 	} else {
 		// If we processed inline update our applied index.
diff --git a/server/stream.go b/server/stream.go
index efb549d1..1714b200 100644
--- a/server/stream.go
+++ b/server/stream.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ type stream struct {
 	catchup bool
 	syncSub *subscription
 	infoSub *subscription
+	clMu    sync.Mutex
 	clseq   uint64
 	clfs    uint64
 	lqsent  time.Time